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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In which of the following periods was the number of women equal to that of men? |
| A. | in the Gupta period |
| B. | in the Maurya period |
| C. | in the Cholas |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. in the Maurya period | |
| 2. |
Who among the following visited and studied at Nalanda University? |
| A. | Hnensang |
| B. | Fahyan |
| C. | megasthenes |
| D. | neither of the above |
| Answer» B. Fahyan | |
| 3. |
The Chinese traveler Fahman came to India during the reign of |
| A. | Kanishk |
| B. | Chandragupta I |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Harshavardhana |
| Answer» D. Harshavardhana | |
| 4. |
Harishena praised in the pillar article of Allahabad. |
| A. | of Chandragupta |
| B. | of Skandagupta |
| C. | of Samudragupta |
| D. | Ashoka's |
| Answer» D. Ashoka's | |
| 5. |
To what extent did his empire expand due to the conquests of Chandragupta II? |
| A. | to the west coast |
| B. | till Gujarat |
| C. | to the Bay of Bengal |
| D. | till goa |
| Answer» B. till Gujarat | |
| 6. |
Chandragupta was the most famous of the Navaratnas in the court of Vikramaditya? |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | aryabhatta |
| C. | Dhanwantari |
| D. | varahamihira |
| Answer» B. aryabhatta | |
| 7. |
Who built the Sarnath pillar? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Bimbisar |
| D. | Kalinga |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 8. |
Which was the great center of learning, art and literature during the period of Chandragupta II? |
| A. | Dharwad |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Vidisha |
| Answer» D. Vidisha | |
| 9. |
Who founded the Gupta dynasty? |
| A. | Shrigupta |
| B. | Ghatotkach |
| C. | Ramgupta |
| D. | Chandra Gupta |
| Answer» B. Ghatotkach | |
| 10. |
Who founded the Gupta era? |
| A. | Chandragupta I |
| B. | by Shrigupta |
| C. | Chandragupta II |
| D. | Ghatotkach has |
| Answer» B. by Shrigupta | |
| 11. |
Which dynasty is called the Golden Age in the Indian culture? |
| A. | to the Maurya dynasty |
| B. | to the secret period |
| C. | to the growing period |
| D. | to the Kushan dynasty |
| Answer» C. to the growing period | |
| 12. |
The most important means of knowing the history of Samudragupta's period is? |
| A. | Inscription on Allahabad Pillar |
| B. | Madhubani Inscription |
| C. | Sanchi cave inscription |
| D. | Lots of frescoes |
| Answer» B. Madhubani Inscription | |
| 13. |
Bimbisara sent his royal doctor, Jivak, for the treatment of the king of which state? |
| A. | skill |
| B. | Organ |
| C. | avanti |
| D. | Vaishali |
| Answer» D. Vaishali | |
| 14. |
When and where was Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, born? |
| A. | 327 BC in Sarnath |
| B. | 623 BC in Lumbani |
| C. | 527 BC in Gaya |
| D. | 567 BC in kushinagar |
| Answer» C. 527 BC in Gaya | |
| 15. |
Who was the first foreigner to invade India? |
| A. | Cyrus |
| B. | Darius I |
| C. | advance |
| D. | xerxes |
| Answer» B. Darius I | |
| 16. |
What can be attributed to the extinction of the Harappan civilization? |
| A. | With the expansion of the Harappan civilization, the fertility of the land continued to decline. |
| B. | floods coming |
| C. | alien invasion |
| D. | all the above reasons |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
From where have the great baths of the Indus civilization been found? |
| A. | from Mohenjodaro |
| B. | from Harappa |
| C. | Lothal |
| D. | from Kalibanga |
| Answer» B. from Harappa | |
| 18. |
Which prince of the Shakya dynasty founded a great religion? |
| A. | Vardhman Mahavir |
| B. | Siddhartha |
| C. | ajatshatru |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» C. ajatshatru | |
| 19. |
Which is the busiest ocean in the world from the point of view of trade? |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Southern Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. Indian Ocean | |
| 20. |
Where is Kalibanga located? |
| A. | in Haryana |
| B. | In Rajasthan |
| C. | in Gujarat |
| D. | in punjab |
| Answer» C. in Gujarat | |
| 21. |
The religion of the people of the Indus Valley Civilization was primarily based on |
| A. | on animal and human sacrifice |
| B. | On worshiping different forms of Shiva |
| C. | On Worship of Mother Goddess |
| D. | on nature worship |
| Answer» D. on nature worship | |
| 22. |
The tools and weapons of the Harappan civilization were mainly made in? |
| A. | of iron |
| B. | of stone |
| C. | of copper, tin and bronze |
| D. | of iron and bronze |
| Answer» D. of iron and bronze | |
| 23. |
Indian-origin Halima Yacob has been elected as the Speaker of the Parliament of which country on January 14, 2013? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Mauritius |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» C. Mauritius | |
| 24. |
When was the National Voting Day celebrated in India? |
| A. | 24 January |
| B. | 25 January |
| C. | 27 January |
| D. | 26 January |
| Answer» C. 27 January | |
| 25. |
Where was the 100th Annual Convention of Indian Science Congress held in January 2013? |
| A. | Kochi |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Itanagar |
| D. | Bhubaneswar |
| Answer» C. Itanagar | |
| 26. |
Which city is situated on the banks of river Jhelum? |
| A. | Srinagar |
| B. | Ludhiana |
| C. | Patiala |
| D. | Amritsar |
| Answer» B. Ludhiana | |
| 27. |
The main objectives of Fundamental Rights are - |
| A. | promote socialist structure of society |
| B. | ensuring personal liberty |
| C. | Ensuring the independence of the judiciary |
| D. | ensure all of the above |
| Answer» C. Ensuring the independence of the judiciary | |
| 28. |
Which Indian cricketer was awarded the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 Award in January 2013? |
| A. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| B. | Virat Kohli |
| C. | ashwini kumar |
| D. | Suresh Raina |
| Answer» C. ashwini kumar | |
| 29. |
Which was the only case in which the President of India had exercised veto power? |
| A. | Hindu code bill |
| B. | Pepsu Appropriation Bill |
| C. | Indian Post Office (Amendment) Act |
| D. | Dowry Prohibition Bill |
| Answer» D. Dowry Prohibition Bill | |
| 30. |
Which is the winning country of FIFA World Cup 2010? |
| A. | Netherlands |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Uruguay |
| Answer» C. Italy | |
| 31. |
What was the venue of the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament of April 2009? |
| A. | Bangkok (Thailand) |
| B. | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ) |
| C. | Ipoh (Malaysia) |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» D. Singapore | |
| 32. |
Where is the idea of Fundamental Duties taken up in the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | From the U.S. Constitution |
| B. | from the British constitution |
| C. | from the constitution of Russia |
| D. | from the constitution of France |
| Answer» D. from the constitution of France | |
| 33. |
Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India |
| A. | was part of the original constitution |
| B. | were added by the fourth amendment |
| C. | were added by Parliament in 1952 |
| D. | were added by the 42nd amendment |
| Answer» B. were added by the fourth amendment | |
| 34. |
Which country's Defense Minister had objected to visiting Amar Jawan Jyoti on his five-day visit to India? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | America |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 35. |
National Highway-12 and 76 numbers have been changed to which highways respectively? |
| A. | 8:13 |
| B. | 24:22 |
| C. | 52 :27 |
| D. | 27: 52 |
| Answer» D. 27: 52 | |
| 36. |
Where did the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) start in the Medical College (Rajasthan)? |
| A. | Jaipur |
| B. | Udaipur |
| C. | Jodhpur |
| D. | Bharatpur |
| Answer» D. Bharatpur | |
| 37. |
Where is the largest rubber production in the world? |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Kenya |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» B. Kenya | |
| 38. |
Who has been elected as the President of Indian Boxing? |
| A. | Vijendra Singh |
| B. | CP Joshi |
| C. | Abhishek Bhantaria |
| D. | Mary Kom |
| Answer» D. Mary Kom | |
| 39. |
How many times has India won the Under 19 World Cup? |
| A. | Once |
| B. | twice |
| C. | three times |
| D. | four times |
| Answer» D. four times | |
| 40. |
India's cricketer Suresh Raina has been appointed as the brand ambassador of? |
| A. | Bata |
| B. | emthan |
| C. | adidas |
| D. | Liberty |
| Answer» D. Liberty | |
| 41. |
Who was elected Miss India Fiji 2012? |
| A. | sheryl kumar |
| B. | Leila Lampage Sao |
| C. | Evian Sarkos |
| D. | Juhi Parmar |
| Answer» B. Leila Lampage Sao | |
| 42. |
How many seats can the President recommend for Haj? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» C. 150 | |
| 43. |
Who has been elected as the chairman of the Indian National Selection Committee (Cricket), which is K. Will you replace Srikkanth? |
| A. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| B. | Ravi Shastri |
| C. | Sandeep Patil |
| D. | Dilip Vengsakar |
| Answer» D. Dilip Vengsakar | |
| 44. |
Where are the world famous pyramids located? |
| A. | alloy |
| B. | myanmar |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Thailand |
| Answer» B. myanmar | |
| 45. |
Shabari Giri Project is related to which state? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | A state in Eastern India |
| Answer» B. Odisha | |
| 46. |
LAUREL: VICTOR :: |
| A. | chevrons : army |
| B. | oscar : movie star |
| C. | power : glory |
| D. | blue ribbon : cooking |
| Answer» C. power : glory | |
| 47. |
INVOLVED: COMPLICATED :: |
| A. | vitality : invevitable |
| B. | empathy : sympathy |
| C. | importune : construct |
| D. | imply : simplify |
| Answer» C. importune : construct | |
| 48. |
What is the length of the sea coast of India? |
| A. | 15200 kms |
| B. | 7516 kms |
| C. | 6200 km |
| D. | 8000 km |
| Answer» C. 6200 km | |
| 49. |
INTRODUCTION: perorationes :: |
| A. | epilogue : prologue |
| B. | alpha : omega |
| C. | incipient : inchoate |
| D. | certain : uncertain |
| Answer» C. incipient : inchoate | |
| 50. |
DOLT: DOUR :: |
| A. | bolt : door |
| B. | escape : subterfuge |
| C. | numbskull : sullen |
| D. | reticent : silence |
| Answer» D. reticent : silence | |